Pottsia laxiflora (Blume) Kuntze

 
  • Family : APOCYNACEAE
    (Dogbane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Parapottsia laxiflora (Blume) Miq.; Teysmannia laxiflora (Blume) Miq.; Vallaris laxiflora Blume; Euthodon paniculata Griff.; Parapottsia hookeriana (Wight) Miq.; Parsonsia ovata Wall. ex G.Don; Pottsia cantonensis Hook. & Arn.; Pottsia hookeriana Wight; Pottsia inodora Pit.; Pottsia laxiflora var. pubescens (Tsiang) P.T.Li; Pottsia ovata (Wall. ex G.Don) A.DC.; Pottsia pubescens Tsiang; Teysmannia hookeriana (Wight) Miq.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pottsia laxiflora (Blume) Kuntze
  • Habit : Climber
  • Key identification features : Large climbers; younger parts brownish tomentose; Leaves elliptic- ovate or ovate, acuminate, base rotundate or subcordate, sparsely pubescent along nerves beneath; Inflorescence lax, puberulous, dichotomous paniculate cyme; Flowers pinkish; Follicles linear, slender; Seeds linear, elongate, coma deciduous.
  • Flower, Fruit : May- December
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Lohit, Tirap
  • Native : Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Island, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Island, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 159
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pottsia laxiflora. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

India Distribution

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